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ASIA AFGHANISTAN A likely Taliban attack on a military post in Kunduz province killed at least 15 Afghan soldiers on Thursday, though some estimates had the toll as high as 30. A separate likely Taliban attack on a police checkpoint in Farah province left four police officers dead. Additionally, a US service member died of … Continue reading World update: July 12 2018

EUROPE NATO With a NATO summit starting on Wednesday in Brussels, leaders from member states are trying to figure out how best to handle Donald Trump: The allies see the President Trump of 2018 as different from the one who came to NATO last year — more aggressive, less willing to be moderated or guided … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: July 9 2018

EUROPE REPUBLIC OF NORTH (?) MACEDONIA Several thousand people turned out in Skopje on Sunday in an opposition-organized protest against the Macedonian government's deal to change the country's name to the "Republic of North Macedonia" in order to appease the Greek government and potentially advance its membership bids for both the European Union and NATO. … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: July 7-8 2018

EUROPE RUSSIA Russia is hosting the FIFA World Cup for the next month--perhaps you've heard about that. Which is a nice chance for Vladimir Putin to parade himself around like a world titan. It's also a nice chance for a bunch of young Russians and young foreigners to meet and mingle. But is that such … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: June 14 2018

EUROPE NATO Four more NATO members have cleared the alliance's informal two percent of GDP defense spending target for 2018. Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, and Romania all joined Britain, Estonia, and Greece--who met the target in 2017 and again this year--and the United States, which annually spends approximately 473 percent of its GDP on defense (I might … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: March 14-15 2018

EUROPE RUSSIA The Russian government on Friday angrily rejected claims from the Trump administration that its fancy new nuclear weapons that promise to destroy humanity even better than the old ones actually violate international treaties. For the Russians, ironically, it's America's decision to abrogate the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 2002 that's partly motivating their decision … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: March 2 2018

EUROPE RUSSIA Vladimir Putin is really excited about his new nukes: Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed that Moscow is developing a new range of supersonic nuclear weapons that cannot be intercepted by antimissile systems. In his annual state of the nation address on Thursday, Putin claimed that Russia has tested an intercontinental ballistic … Continue reading Europe/Americas update: March 1 2018